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neighbourhood in Vlaardingen

Wetering

3,600 residents · postal code 3132 · Part of Westwijk, Vlaardingen

  • no. 10,647 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 14 of 31 in Vlaardingen

Scores per pillar

Wetering in Vlaardingen's Westwijk consists largely of flats: only a quarter of homes are single-family. Amenities score 7.9, but housing (3.6) and the overall grade (3.9) fall short. Safety comes in at 4.7, with just over 33 recorded crimes per 1,000 people. Homes are cheap at an average 285,000 euro, far below the national middle.

Amenities nearby

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.

Large supermarket
1.1 km
General practitioner
1.0 km
Primary school
0.3 km
Secondary school
0.8 km
Childcare
0.3 km
Train station
7.3 km
Hospital
4.9 km
Restaurant
0.6 km
Café
1.1 km
Library
1.6 km

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.

Total crimes
33.2
Violent crimes
1.6
Burglaries
1.1

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 285,000
Owner-occupied
58%
Single-family homes
24%
Built after 2000
17%
Income per resident
€ 32,000

Who lives here

0–15 14%15–25 12%25–45 28%45–65 27%65+ 20%
Average household size
2.0
Households with children
30%
Single-person households
44%
Residents per km²
5,611

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Wetering calculated?

Wetering scores 3.9 overall. That is a weighted average of five pillars: safety, amenities, housing, social & income, and nature & quiet. Each pillar compares this neighbourhood with every other neighbourhood in the Netherlands, using open data from CBS and the police.

Is Wetering a safe neighbourhood?

Wetering scores 4.7 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (33.2 per year). The national median is around 24.1.